Carrollwood, Florida
CDP
About Carrollwood
Carrollwood is a small unincorporated community in central Florida.
Officially, Carrollwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.23 square miles.
📰 Carrollwood News Today
- Carrollwood Day High School (Tampa, FL) Football MaxPreps · Aug 14
- Missing boy with autism found dead FOX 13 Tampa Bay · Aug 7
- Carrollwood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- High School Focus: Latest Florida Gators recruiting intel out of Carrollwood Day in Tampa 247sports.com · Aug 5
- Gators recruiting juice at Tampa Carrollwood Day — and it’s very promising on3.com · Aug 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Carrollwood Unique
- The only place in America named Carrollwood — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Carrollwood
- 1UP Entertainment + Social
- Senor Tequila Mexican Restaurant — international
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Bonefish Grill — seafood
- Cheddar's — american
- IHOP
- Tampa Joe's — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Splash Pad · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carrollwood
- Timberlan Park reviews ★
- Avista Park reviews ★
- Beacon Meadows Park reviews ★
- Carollwood Community Park reviews ★
- Carrollwood Cultural Center Park reviews ★
- Carrollwood Recreation reviews ★
- Carrollwood Villiage Park reviews ★
- Florida Natural Plants · Garden reviews ★
- John R. Miley Park reviews ★
- Residents Park reviews ★
- Saint Paul's Park & Recreation Area reviews ★
- Scotty Cooper Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area9.23 sq mi
Coordinates28.0582, -82.5158